What you are about to see is something I tripped across over at SCI FI Wire this morning. It is a restored 1903 original film version of ALICE IN WONDERLAND. CGI was not even the a far off dream of what may come. The production value alone of this film for its time is truly outstanding. Enjoy.

The Beastie Boys “No Sleep Till Brooklyn” rips up on the soundtrack while Bruce Willis and Tracy Morgan walk toward us in slow-motion during the opening images of “Cop Out”, Kevin Smith’s latest flick and his first real foray into big budget studio filmmaking. Smith has spent the better part of the last fifteen years stealing the thunder from anyone who would beat him to the punch by railing on himself for his lack of directorial style and talent. Unfortunately, this has already armed critics and audiences alike to shoot holes through anything that he does. That’s the only justification I can come up with for why this movie has taken so much shit right out of the gate. “Cop Out” is a totally funny and entertaining popcorn movie.

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I just got back from my second screening of Martin Scorsese’s latest opus “Shutter Island” (saw it on opening day as well). I truly felt as though I couldn’t give any sort of intelligent criticisms about the film without having seen it for at least a second time. Now that I have, I believe my honest opinions of it have snapped into clearer focus. I will do my best to tread very lightly, but if you do intend on seeing this film, I would recommend not reading any further.

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When I was a kid there this whole slew of flicks that came out that were aimed at one audience and one audience only, teenage boys. For guys in their 30’s and older, the Sex Comedy is the first time of us saw boobs and we and laughed about it. Any other time it was no laughing matter, there were boobies and we were staring and had erections we could not even try to hide. Which is why I always found the idea of watching porn with friends a little strange.

Back to the point. Films like the ones below are the reason young men can’t wait to turn 17. They want to be able to rent these flicks themselves or to the theater to see them with a parent who is not going to understand. My kids are so lucky their dad is The Movie Whore.

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Hey kids, I have been thinking a lot lately (never good) and today I was going to write a piece telling which flicks coming out tomorrow I would actually throw down cash to see. I changed my mind.

I have been on a bit of a crusade as of late when it comes to independent film. There is a reason for that. Think for moment about the number of remakes and reboots the studios have in the works. Think for a moment about the Marvel acquisition that Disney pulled off. Think about Disney closing Miramax. Think about studios reducing the size of or even closing their independent film divisions.

If you are an aspiring filmmaker that last paragraph should piss you off and get you really excited at the same time. Why you ask?

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